The former American president was arrested as soon as he arrived in court in New York on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. These 34 charges relate in particular to the Stormy Daniels case. In the middle of the presidential campaign in 2016, he would have bought the silence of the porn actress with whom he would have had a sexual relationship. He pleads not guilty.
It is a historic decision. Former US President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty after hearing his 34 charges in New York court on Tuesday, April 4. If the appearance was already a first, such a sum of charges is surprising.
No American head of state has ever had to deal with justice in this way, not even Nixon, who had nevertheless resigned after the Watergates scandal.
34 charges
Our colleagues from BFM TV reveal that 34 charges weigh on the shoulders of the former American president.
The former president plead not guilty charges against him in the Stormy Daniels case. No recordings were allowed in the courtroom, reports CBS news. The charges are not considered violent, Donald Trump should be able to return home to Florida. In the evening, he planned to deliver a speech to his supporters from the resort town of Mar-a-Lago.
The former president left the court at around 3:30 p.m. local time.
“Surrealist”
On the social network of his creation, the billionaire wrote just before his appearance that the fact that he was arrested on his arrival in court was “surreal”: “It seems so surreal, wow, they will arrest me! I don’t can’t believe this is happening in America.”
Donald Trump also made an appointment with his followers in Florida on Tuesday evening, for a press conference. His staunchest supporters have planned to demonstrate in New York, and the city’s police are on high alert.
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